kaffir boom

kaffir boom
noun
1. small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles
Hypernyms: ↑coral tree, ↑erythrina
2. small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds
Hypernyms: ↑coral tree, ↑erythrina

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\\-ˌbōm, -ˌbüm\ noun
Usage: often capitalized K
Etymology: part translation of Afrikaans kafferboom, from Kaffer Kaffir + boom tree, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old English bēam tree — more at beam
Africa : coral tree; especially : a coral tree (Erythrina caffra) with scarlet flowers and light soft wood sometimes used for fence posts or shingles

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